Days after an announcer made racist, disparaging remarks about the Norman High School girls basketball players, the team made headlines of its own by taking home the Oklahoma 6A state championship on Saturday.
Norman defeated Bixby, 48-37, to complete an undefeated season and win the school's second consecutive state title. The Tigers won it all in 2019 but were denied the chance to defend their crown after the 2020 tournament was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two days prior, Norman was thrust into the spotlight when an announcer used a racial epithet to deride Norman players for kneeling during the national anthem.